Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-12-31
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
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ped cane, for which he returns thanks.
MR.. EDWARD WILD has been seri-
ously i'll during the past week and is
still confined to his bed. We hope that
he may soon recover.
A PLEASANT feature of the U. b.
Sunday School Xmas festival, was the
presentation to the pastor of an elegant
easy chair, and number of other arti-
Giles of value. 6
WE, az is our custom, issue but half
sheet this week, which privilege our
subscribers always generously accord
as Christmas and New Year rest.
THE carriers will be around on Mon
day morning with their annual address
and New Years greeting. both wishing
and expecting happy and pleasant ex-
change therefor.
Upon the recommendation of Sem
ator Faulkner, Mr.. Andrew Jack
son has been appointed postmaster
at Spring Mills, this county in the
place of j. S. Mathews, resigned.
MRS. J. W. PITzER met with very
painful accident on Thursday afternoon.
She was moving heavy piece Of furni-
ture, when her hand got crushed against
the wall. She suffered considerably
from the injury, and i, at present con-
fined to her room.
MR.. TAXED NoYA, a young Japanese,
at present a student in Franklin and
Marshall College, Lancaster, Pa, will
deliver lecture on Japan and japanese
life on Tuesday evening, Jan. Sd. at 4.
80, in the Reformed Church. A gener,
al invitation is extended.
THE Clerk of the County Court
has received, and is recording the
mortgage siyen by the b. q 0. T..
r. Co., to the Mercantile Trust Com
pany, of Baltimore, as Trustee, for
29, 100000 dollars to secure bonds
issued to that amount.
THE Ladies Auxiliary of the Y. M.
G. A., will hold New Years reception
at the rooms Of the Association Mon
day, Jan. End, from IL NJ. to 10 NJ,
to which both young and old are most
cordially invited. Sandwiches. coffee,
and chocolate will be served free to all
who come. Music aud reading in the
evening, BY Order of Committee.
RUMoRs are afoat Of several alter
cations between Messrs. James NJ
Vanmetre and Hamilton Myers, of
this county, in which pistol was
drawn and in one instance said to
have been fired by Mr.. Vanmetre.
These parties are both respectable
and worthy citizens and we very
much regret to hear of any such
trouble. We hope their better judg-
ment will prevail and that they will
become again good friends.
WE have been using the Bell Tele-
phone for about six weeks and have
satisfied ourselves of it's practicable
| ty and usefulness now. When we
want to know anything out about
Trammels store, we get it in short
order from Mr.. T. and same way out
about Mr.. Miller & Sons and Mr..
J. W. Bishop. We trust the con-
nection with Hagerstown, Frederick
and Baltimore will soon be made and
that more of our business people
will have it put in. 1t saves time
and tedious tramps in business af-
fairs.
THE International Bible studies for
the coming year will be for the first
six months in the New Testament
from the gospel Of Matthew, six
months in the Old Testament, three
Of which will be from Exodus, Levitt
icus, Numbers and Deuteronomy and
three from Joshua, Judges and Ruth.
For next Sabbath, first day of the
new year, the lesson will be from
Matthew XIV: 1-l2. Title, Herod
and John the Baptist. Golden text,
"And His disciples came and took
up the body and buried it, and went
and told Jesus Matthew XIV IL.
Ehave not used all Of one bot
tie, yet | suffered from catarrh for
twelve years, experiencing the nau-
seating dropping IN the throat pecu-
liar to that disease, and nose bleed
almost daily. | tried various RENE
dies without benefit until last April,
when l saw Ely's Cream Balm adj
vertised in the Boston Budget, l pro-
cured bottle, and since the first
days use have had no more bleed
ing-the soreness ia entirely gose.-